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BY-LAW NO. 2010 –

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual tax upon colleges and universities for the year 2010.

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 323 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, (the “Municipal Act, 2001”), the Council of a local municipality may by by-law levy upon a university designated by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or a college of applied arts and technology, an annual tax not exceeding the prescribed amount for each full-time student enrolled in such university or college in the year preceding the year of levy, as determined by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to Ontario Regulation 384/98, as amended, made under the Municipal Act, 2001, the prescribed amount for the purpose of Section 323 (1) of the Act is $75.00 per full-time student, per year;

AND WHEREAS City Council has, in the past years, levied the maximum allowable amount on these institutions;

AND WHEREAS City Council considers it desirable to continue to levy the maximum allowable amount on these institutions;

AND WHEREAS the capacity of full-time student enrollment has been determined at:

(a) Carleton University has 20,238 students;

(b) University of Ottawa has 30,808 students;

(c) St. Paul's University has 460 students;

(d) Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology has 13,681 students;

(e) Dominican’s College of Philosophy and Theology has 100 students; and

(f) La Cité Collégiale (Caat) has 3,663 students.

THEREFORE the Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

1. There will be levied upon the Carleton University for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 20,238 full-time students enrolled in the university, the annual tax levied being $1,517,850.00.

2. There will be levied upon the University of Ottawa for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 30,808 full-time students enrolled in the university, the annual tax levied being $2,310,600.00.

3. There will be levied upon the St. Paul’s University for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 460 full-time students enrolled in the university, the annual tax levied being $34,500.00.

4. There will be levied upon the Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 13,681 full-time students enrolled in the college, the annual tax levied being $1,026,075.00.

5. There will be levied upon the Dominican’s College of Philosophy and Theology for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 100 full-time students enrolled in the college, the annual tax levied being $7,500.00.

6. There will be levied upon La Cité Collégiale (CAAT) for 2010 a tax of $75.00 for each of the 3,663 full-time students enrolled in the college, the annual tax levied being $274,725.00.

7. The taxes levied under this by-law shall be paid to the City of Ottawa on or after July 1, 2010.

8. The taxes levied under this by-law are recovered in the same manner as municipal taxes are recovered and are a special lien on the lands of the universities and colleges pursuant to the provisions of section 349 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , 2010

CITY CLERK MAYOR

BY-LAW NO. 2010 -

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A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual tax upon colleges and universities for the year 2010.

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Enacted by City Council at its meeting of

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